Senior Technical Support Engineer, NGFW - Swing Shift

Our MissionAt Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.Who We AreWe take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.Job DescriptionYour CareerAs a Platinum Support Engineer, you will work firsthand with our valued Platinum customers to address their complex post-sales concerns where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of many factors. You're a critical thinker in understanding the methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. You'll enjoy networking with key contacts outside your own area of expertise, with a strong capability of detailing difficult technical issues to both non-technical and technical professionals.The type of Customer purchasing our Platinum Service is those who manage critical infrastructures and do require guaranteed response times as well as enhanced services for their mission-critical systems. Platinum is the first step towards offering a truly differentiated level of support starting with our high profile and largest customers.Your ImpactProvide post-sales technical support, configurations, troubleshooting, and standard methodologies to customers via phone, e-mail, and webMeet enhanced response SLA's for customers who purchase our Platinum Support OfferingHandle support cases to ensure issues are recorded, tracked, resolved, and follow-ups finished in a timely mannerUse fault isolation and root cause analysis skills to diagnose and tackle complicated technical issuesWork to reproduce customer issues and qualify critical issuesWork directly with ETAC and Engineering to get customer issues resolvedHave a thorough understanding of software release and bug cyclesConduct multi-vendor troubleshootingHas visibility across the entire organization and Executive Leadership Publish Technical Support Bulletins and other user documentation in the Knowledge BaseBuild a positive customer experience by working closely with Development, Sales, Quality Assurance, and MarketingResponsible for reviewing user documentation for training materials, technical marketing collateral, manuals, problem-solving guides, etc.Travel may be required to customer sites in the event of a critical situation to expedite resolutionProvide on-call support 24x7 on an as needed basis & provide coverage on weekends and public holidays as neededQualificationsYour Experience5+ years related experience Required experience with TCPIPAbility to independently debug broad, complex, and unparalleled networks with mixed media and protocols requiredIn-depth experience in routing and switching (OSPF, BGP, VLAN)Experience with security (IPSEC, SSL-VPN, NAT, GRE)Prior experience in similar vendor Technical Support CentersExperience with Authentication Protocols a plus (LDAPSAMLRadius TACACS)Excellent written and verbal communication skillsKnowledge of VM and multi cloud environment is preferredStrong ability to independently debug broad, complex, and unique networks with mixed media and protocols requiredExperience with Windows and MAC OS is a plus (Debugging, Editing Registries, Plist etc.)Experience with Cisco, Checkpoint, Juniper (NetScreen), Fortinet products, ZScaler a plusAdvanced certifications such as CCNP CCIEJNCIP, JNCIEPCNSE - a plusBachelor's degree or equivalent military experience requiredAdditional InformationThe TeamOur technical support team is critical to our success and mission. As part of this team, you enable customer success by providing support to clients after they have purchased our products. Our dedication to our customers doesn't stop once they sign - it evolves. As threats and technology change, we stay in step to accomplish our mission.You'll be involved in implementing new products, transitioning from old products to new, and will fix integrations and critical issues as they are raised - in fact, you'll seek them out to ensure our clients are safely supported. We fix and identify technical problems, with a pointed focus of providing the best customer support in the pensation DisclosureThe compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for salescommissioned roles) is expected to be between $94000 - $152000YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here.Our CommitmentWe're problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Created: 2024-11-02